Flowerlark Studios

This is my first attempt at a realistic human(ish) in clay. There are some really glaring mistakes, but for a first try and an experiment, I think he turned out pretty well. It was originally going to be Rava from Fawna’s Quest, but it ended up not really looking like him, and I wasn’t ambitious enough to attempt his bob-cut in clay. So now he’s a miscellaneous Asian elf with a mop-top. Unfortunately, his mouth was squashed (twice) and I had to redo it a few times. I don’t like his new mouth as much as the original one

As you can see by the paint bottles in the background, he’s quite small; only 3 1/2 inches tall.
Super Sculpey, Black Sculpey, and acrylic paints. Time: ? Probably between 8 and 10 hours
Asian Elf Sculpture © Leah Colagiacomo 2010

For the first time in months, I’ve been able to work on the Fawna’s Quest redux! If there are any of its old readers still around, you’ll see a lot of changes in the story. There will be clearer explanations on the shadows (which have been renamed Ombra) and the daemons. We’ll see more of some characters, as well as characters we never saw before. The plot will be thicker with more twists and turns. All this also means that it’ll be 2-3 times longer, but I’m feeling good about it and looking forward to drawing and scripting it. I feel like I’ve finally created something worth reading, and I hope that once it’s finished, I can try publishing it! I’m also attempting to write a prose novel of the story concurrently. Each prose chapter will update after its corresponding comic chapter finishes. That’s if I’m able to keep it up. I’m a slow writer and a horrid perfectionist- but I’ll try! I’m posting some panel previews of the redux. Most of these are on the FQ site section, but I don’t think many people venture in there, so I’m posting them here, too.

Also, EA will start updating sporadically after this Wednesday, as I’m concentrating so much on FQ that I had no leftover time for it.

Epic Fail! updated sometime last week.

Excerpt from the Fawna’s Quest novel:

It looked like a shooting star, only it sped along its path below the cover of clouds. It lit up the night with its brilliance, turning the grey wintry landscape into a shining silver. Sparkling motes of light trailed behind it, glittering like miniature constellations before slowly fading away. Teze stared transfixed at it’s beauty, and it seemed to him that in that moment, not only he, but the entire world held it’s breath as the thing that would change its fate arched across the sky.

Mood: Pleased
Listening to: Sanctuary (Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days OP)
Gaming: Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

Yes, it is in fact now a book! you can purchase your own very shiny awesome copy at Indyplanet! I have been buying comics from Indyplanet for years, and I’ve always been VERY happy with the quality. Only once they messed up an order of mine, and as soon as I let them know, they resent the correct book. If I hadn’t been happy with Ka-Blam printing, I wouldn’t list them.

Edit: Duurrr, I didn’t put a link to Indyplanet in the post! BUY HERE!!

EA will begin updating this Wednesday (05/26)! It will update on Wednesday for 3 weeks, then it’ll update whatever Wednesday I have a strip ready. Since it’s summer vaca, it’s not currently being run in the school comic paper, so I don’t have deadlines to remind me to work on it.

Right now I’m writing the prose version of Fawna’s Quest, chapter I. I have the prologue finished (both prose and comic… it’s pretty short both ways) plus 9 comic pages of chapter I. I’m trying to decide how I’m going to be updating the prose and the comic. Should I place the prose before the comic chapter, after, or give it an entirely separate archive? Hmmmm…

I don’t know where this originally came from. If anyone knows, can they please tell me so I can give credit to the source? I found it in an e-mail. It was one of those annoying chain mails with even more annoying and silly graphics, but if you took those away, I found the message to be very poignant. I was going to write a long inspirational blog to go with it, but thought it sounded too preachy. So draw from it your own ideas and interpretations. I hope it can inspire you.

I Asked God

I asked God to take away my habit.
God said, ‘No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give up. ‘   

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, ‘No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.’

I asked God to grant me patience.  
God said, ‘No. Patience is a byproduct of tribulations;  it isn’t granted, it is learned.’

I asked God  to give me happiness.
God  said, ‘No. I  give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.’

I asked God to spare me pain.
God  said, ‘No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me.’

I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, ‘No. You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful.’

I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, ‘No. I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things.’

I asked God to help me love others, as much as He loves me.
God  said, ‘Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.’